backward flow; backflow; countercurrent; reflux; regurgitation
time of death; one's final hour; one's end
Sanzu River (Japanese Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx); River of Three Crossings
reward; recompense; tip; conveyance charge; packhorse charge
reproductive capability; fertility; fecundity; biotic potential
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
entering and leaving a hospital; admission and discharge
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
secret feud; wordless pantomime performed in the dark
elite bureaucrat; high government official; high-ranking bureaucrat; senior government official
to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate
green light; (giving) permission; OK
Department of Defense (US); the Pentagon
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
reconnaissance satellite; spy satellite
countermeasure; counter-measure
at the mercy of (something or someone)
disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
not understanding; not knowing
abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
study group; study meeting
every single word and phrase; word by word
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
foreign voyage; travelling overseas; travelling abroad
(student) exchange; study abroad
the New Year begins; the New Year starts; to end (e.g. apprenticeship, service)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
24th day of the month; 24 days
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity